The day had finally come for the year 12 cohort to depart on our highly anticipated trip to Tinaroo Dam for our 2016 senior school camp. On Wednesday the 10th of February, we all gathered in our school hall accompanied by our oversized bags and our teachers who were looking forward to their 72 hour supervision. We were all split into groups and headed to our buses for the journey up the range. Upon arrival we were greeted by the friendly staff at the Tinaroo Active Recreation Centre who directed us to the rooms. After lunch, and the organisation of the groups, we were off to our first activity, which for group 4 was the stand-up paddle boarding. After a quick lesson we were paddling out on open water and enjoying

the serenity of the lake, that’s if we could keep our balance! Through the entirety of the camp we participated in many activities which not only included stand up paddle boarding but kayaking, high ropes, the catapult challenge, the disco and the trivia night. Behind the fun and games, this camp was designed to not only give us a three day holiday with no homework, but to build us as a team, spark new friendship or just build on the ones that already existed. It was designed to inspire team work and achievement that will carry on for the rest of our senior year and our future endeavours. So we would like to thank our teachers, who volunteered their time for our benefit, and our Head of Senior School Mr Williams, for making this event possible.

Year 12 Leadership Camp at Tinaroo

From The Principal

Personal Excellence, Successful Futures Respect...Quality...Honesty...Safety

Issue 2 - 2016

Upcoming Events

Wednesday, 24th

February - Year 7 &

Year 8 Vaccinations

HPE (Dose 1) dtpa

QCE/QTAC/OP/QCS

Parent Info Evening

6pm

Tuesday 1st &

Wednesday 2nd

February - Year 12

QCS Practice

Friday, 4th

February - Student

Leaders Workshop

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PO Box 66

Gordonvale Qld

4865

Phone: (07) 4043

3222

Fax: (07) 4056

3990

Email:

admin@gordonvalehigh.eq.edu.au

Web:

www.gordonvalehigh.eq.edu.au

Senior Induction Ceremony – Friday

19th February 2016

The Senior Induction is indeed a very

significant day in our school calendar. It is

a time when senior students are

acknowledged as true role models and senior leaders of our

school and when our duly elected school leaders are

introduced to the school community. The formality of the

ceremony begins with leaders and our senior students

accepting their 2016 badges, which publicly declare students’ allegiance to our school values of

respect, quality, safety and honesty. This process empowers our students to make a commitment to

themselves, their school and their community, and provides a way forward for our senior students to

focus on the following obligations.

As the 2016 senior leaders of Gordonvale State High, we pledge to uphold our school values of

Respect, Quality, Honesty and Safety by honouring the responsibilities and expectations of being a

school leader. We promise to commit ourselves to being excellent role models in order to ensure the

good image of our school. We will persevere and work together for the betterment of the school and

our local community.

The Senior Induction Ceremony is also an opportunity to

recognise those students who have been elected to specific

leadership roles:

School captains: Hayley and Sean

School vice captains: Alyssa and Jake

School sport captains: Jake and Khail

School social captains: Jessica and Zakeira

Year 10 and 11 leaders were also acknowledged as

follows:

Year 11 –Charlee Rose and Isaiah

Year 10 – Kyla and Jacob

The House Captain badges for 2016 were presented to:

Barramundi – Chantelle and Mitchell

Sea Eagles – Mikasa and Jayden

Taipans – Sheradyn and Josh

Crocodiles – Courtney and Ryan

These leaders have been elected through due process to lead our student body into a very successful year.

On behalf of our year 12 seniors, our school leaders passed on thanks to families, friends and teachers who have contributed to their growth and development.

Congratulations to all elected leaders and senior students of 2016.

Jan Carr

Valentines Day Roses

2016 Senior Induction

Ceremony

Leaving School Grounds I am very concerned about students who arrive to school each morning, and then before first lesson, depart the school grounds with friends for MacDonald’s or the town centre. Once students arrive at school, they must stay at school, unless authorisation has been given by the school on parent/carer notice to leave the school grounds. Students then must sign out through the office. Students arriving on school buses must immediately enter the school grounds. There will be consequences for students who choose not to follow school rules. Forbidden items at school: For legal and/or safety reasons the following items are banned from the school:

• Soft drinks and high energy drinks (the school is permitted one RED DAY each term which generally corresponds with a sports

carnival day)

• Aerosol deodorant sprays

• White-out (liquid form)

• Steel rulers

• Tobacco, cigarettes and associated smoking implements such as lighters, matches, filters

• Alcohol

• All drugs including implements used in drug taking

• R-rated materials (print and electronic )

Students who choose to bring forbidden items into the school will have the item/s confiscated. Parents/Carers will be notified. The Queensland Police Service may also be contacted for any illegal item brought into the school or found in a student’s possession. Students may face detention, suspension or exclusion as per the GSHS Responsible Behaviour Plan for Students

English Department News - Acting HoD - Ms Janet Van Rijssen

What a fantastic start to 2016. We welcome Japanese teacher, Kevin Boorman who brings a plethora of skills to the school in both

language and music. Cody-Lee Parsons has relocated from Yarrabah SS, so already knows many students and community members. As

a qualified Dance teacher her skills extend well beyond the English classroom. Janelle Ghidella has also joined us, changing roles from

the behaviour management (buddy room) co-ordinator to English/ SOSE teacher. I look forward to updating you on the many and

varied activities that are planned this year. To get you started, here are the activities that commenced in week 3 (8th Feb) that

students can get involved in.

Extra Curricula Activities

Time Activity Room Teacher

Monday 1st break Calligraphy and handwriting

B11 Mr Kennedy

Monday 2nd break Anime club L01 Mr Boorman

Wednesday 1st break (10/2/16 - fortnightly)

Junior reading club Library Ms Van Rijssen

Wednesday 3pm – 4pm Wednesday 3pm – 4pm

English tutorials English tutorials

Library Library L01

Mr Chivers Mr Boorman

Friday 2nd break Guitar club D09 Mr Boorman

Watch this space… to be advised

Musical rehearsals

D07/D06 Miss Coutts Miss Seeger

Valentine’s Day

Cupid’s bow found its way to Gordonvale State High School last week, weaving its magic across the whole school. Our Valentine’s Day Social Committee put together a wonderful afternoon of rose deliveries with over 700 roses bought by secret, and not so secret, admirers the week before. Stu-dents and staff blushed their way through the afternoon as dozens were delivered to classrooms and staffrooms on Monday the 15th of February, extending the Valentine’s Day feeling from the weekend. The rose deliveries are always a friendly and colourful way to start our school year. Well done to the Social Captains, Jessica and Zakeira, and their committee for a great afternoon.

CQ University’s Outreach Officer Laura Rowley recently visited Gordonvale State High School to deliver CQ University’s School Outreach Program to students in Years 7 to 9, with SUMMIT students in Years 7 and 8 being the first to participate in the Program. The Year 7 students focused on self-assessment as the typical first step in career devel-opment. Students engaged in fun, interactive activities to explore their dreams, strengths, values and the importance of resilience. The Year 8 students focused on the second stage of career development: occupation awareness. Students investigated ca-reers relating to their personality type, where to find career information, before explor-ing different occupations and goal-setting and decision-making. The CQ University School Outreach Program targets school students in Years 6 to 12 to raise student aspirations towards higher education and to help build student awareness and capacity to navigate post-school education pathways. CQ University's Widening Participation Program Coordinator, Melinda Mann-Yasso said CQ University is committed to school engagement. “We believe that universities have an important role in supporting schools to create learning opportunities that assist students to make informed decisions about their education and their futures beyond Year 12. Our school programs aim to equip students to make decisions about their futures and have access to information about university regardless of their backgrounds.” The CQ University Outreach Programs will continue to be delivered to all Years 7-9 students throughout 2016 on Friday afternoons during Learning for Life lessons.

CQ University School Outreach Program

Chinese JCU Course

On the 1st day we started at nine o’clock and it was pretty relaxing, because everybody was getting used to the class and everyone in it.

The 2nd day was no different to the first with everyone getting used to the environment. On the 3rd day, however, we got straight into

the Chinese lesson and started to revise the pinyin characters and learnt how to play Chinese chess with characters. Throughout the 4th

day we learned Tai-Chi, a martial art, we also made delicious won-ton… although I did fall sick later in the afternoon. Even later in the

day our teacher pulled out some of his Chinese games that took some extreme skill and brain power. The final day of this awesome ex-

perience we had photos taken and had a big lunch. While eating we watched “Chinese School”. We had another photo but with all the

language classes put into one massive group. It was an amazing experience, wish I could do it again but maybe with more Gordonvale

students.

By Jayden

GSHS P&C News

The Annual General Meeting of The Gordonvale State High School P&C Association is to be held on Monday 21st March 2016 at 6pm in the Resource Centre at the school. With the current committee’s children already graduating from high school, we are in need

of some fresh faces with new ideas. To encourage parents and carers to attend, and maybe adopt a vacant executive position, we thought that we might explain what the positions entail (with the help of information obtained from the P and C Qld website). A new committee has

flexibility in when, where and how the meetings are conducted (as long as in accordance with the current constitution). Time commitment is up to you! We currently do a limited amount of fundraising as our tuckshop and uniform shop provide our income which goes back to the

students in many different ways. We realise that parents and carers are increasingly busy, however many hands make light work. You do not need to hold a position however, coming along to the monthly meetings heightens your awareness of the daily goings on in our school and

gives you a say.

What is a P&C Association? A Parents and Citizens’ Association (P&C) is a group of community minded people, parents and citizens, who take on a more formal role to assist the school in providing:

feedback on school policies and activities

additional resources to be used to enhance student learning

parents with opportunities to be involved in their child’s education.

Our P&C runs the tuckshop and employs the tuckshop employees and a casual book keeper.

Role of the P&C Association The principal is the site manager and the Minister’s representative. The P&C Association should work with the principal and the school community in a productive partnership to achieve the best possible outcomes for students of the institution. It is

not the role of the P&C Association to participate in the daily running of the school. This is the role of the principal. The principal’s supervisor is the DETE Assistant Regional Director.

The principal will ask the P&C Association to endorse various documents during the course of the year. President The Constitution provides that the president:

shall hold office in an honorary capacity

shall preside at every meeting of the Association in which she/he is present

as chairperson, shall have a deliberate vote and a casting vote

CANNOT hold the office of treasurer

will be a signatory on P&C accounts.

Vice-President The vice-president should:

consider this position as the president’s understudy

provide support and assistance to the president

become familiar with P&C operations, rules and meeting procedures.

The role of the vice-president is to provide essential support for the president and possibly other members of the team, i.e. assisting the sec-

retary or the treasurer in some of their tasks. The vice-president will chair those meetings from which the President is absent and carry out any duties that have been delegated by the president. The vice president can also act as chair for any subcommittees established by the Asso-

ciation.

Secretary: The secretary should:

maintain attendance records and a register of members including life members

assist the president in preparing an agenda for each meeting

collate agenda papers for each meeting (including subcommittee reports)

prepare and present minutes of P&C and officers’ meetings at each general meeting

record and deal with correspondence in/out as directed by the P&C

generally organise, record and maintain information pertaining to the activities of the P&C

maintain custody of P&C Association documents on the school site where possible.

Treasurer: For more information, see the Support Guide for P&Cs and the Accounting Manual for P&C Associations. The treasurer has the

overall responsibility for the financial management of the P&C, including all subcommittee accounts. Treasurers must:

comply with the Accounting Manual for P&C Associations

prepare an annual budget for the P&C

supply a financial statement at each meeting

make all cheque books, deposit books and receipt books together with books of account, available to the auditor

prepare annual statements, which must be audited and a copy forwarded to the DETE Regional Office.

It is the treasurer’s responsibility to keep accurate accounts of receipts and expenditure. All executive officers have a responsibility in this area.

The Gordonvale State High School P&C Association employs a casual book keeper who maintains the financial accounts for our committee. It is the Treasurer’s job to oversee and have overall responsibility for the general day to day running of the finances, however having the book keeper on staff decreases the time commitment. A current knowledge of general finance procedures and a keen eye are all that is required for this position.

For more information see: http://www.pandcsqld.com.au/documents/2013/11/quick-guide-for-pc-executive-officers.pdf

We are hoping to see some new faces at our AGM; the current committee will be available for handovers, mentoring and to answer any ques-

tions you might have. If you are interested in adopting a position on the 2016 P&C Association or have any questions please contact us at pandc@gordonvalehigh.eq.edu.au

Gordonvale State High School’s Positive Reward System

Gordonvale SHS is excited to announce the introduction of our Positive Behaviours for Learning (PBL) reward system. This is a new system that is being introduced initially across Junior Secondary. Aim: To implement a reward system which:

Encourages and acknowledges appropriate student behaviour and actions

Recognises achievement and improvement in effort and behaviour

Promotes and communicates a consistent approach that utilises a standard language related to the school’s core values Effort and Behaviour: Effort and behaviour will be rewarded through acknowledgment, recognition and encouragement:

From the classroom teacher, parents/carers, peers and the wider school community

With the use of classroom reward tickets and prizes

Record of positive behaviour entered onto OneSchool

Generate postcards to notify parents/carers of positive behaviours related to school’s core values

Distribute positive behaviour (BB) bands for Respect, Honesty, Safety and Learning

Award a Junior Secondary Citizen Award to students with exemplary behaviour

How the Reward System Works: Students are expected to act according to the school’s values of Respect, Honesty, Safety and Learning as outlined in the positive behaviour matrix.

Teachers record, recognise and acknowledge student behaviour under the appropriate values of Respect, Honesty, Safety and

Learning on OneSchool

Teachers record, recognise and encourage improved student behaviour under - Encouragement /Improvement on OneSchool

Students are awarded Behaviour Bands reflecting the school’s values of Respect, Honesty, Safety and Learning as follows:

For Sale - Sewing Machines

Gordonvale State High School has seventeen sewing machines and three overlockers for sale by Public Tender. The machines will be sold on an ‘as is’ basis. Any delivery charges after purchase are to be borne by the buyer. No warranties are implied or given. The sewing machines will be able to be inspected on Thursday 3rd March from 2:30 – 3:30pm in M01 at Gordonvale State High School, 85 Sheppards St, Gordonvale. Tenders close at the school office on Monday 7th March 2016 at 3:00pm. Department of Education and Training reserves the right not to accept the tender. Paperwork for the tender of the sewing machines is available on the Gordonvale State High School website.

Gordonvale State High School has a large Hobart MGR36C gas commercial stove for sale by Public Tender. A reserve price will exist and will be sold on an ‘as is’ basis. The present condition is fair. Any delivery charges after purchase are to be borne by the buyer. No warranties are implied or given. Inspections can be arranged by contacting Mrs Brosseuk on 4043 3204 at Gordonvale State High School, 85 Sheppards St Gordonvale, to arrange a suitable time. Tenders close at the school office on Monday 7th March, 2016 at 3:00pm. Department of Education and Training reserves the right not to accept the tender. All written offers are to be in a sealed envelope marked ‘Confidential – Offer for Stove’ Attention: The Business Services Manager, Gordonvale State High School, PO Box 66, Gordonvale 4865.

For Sale - Stove

For our production of “What’s New Pussycat?” to be successful, support from parents/carers will be needed. If you are able to help in any of the below areas (or in any other way) please make contact with Arts HOD Tennille Farnsworth by

email: tfarn1@eq.edu.au

We are looking for people to help with:

Costuming (sourcing and sewing)

Prop and set design (crafting and painting)

Crowd management term 3 Sunday rehearsals

Or even helping by providing yummy snacks to get us through term 2 after school and Sunday

rehearsals

Please see Miss

Craig to nominate

Year 7 Camp at Quinola Lakes - by Chuyee

We loaded our gear into the bus Hoping that there was a spot for us We left the school, our starting location And ventured out to our destination As we drove up the steep mountain range Some of us started to feel a little strange We drove left and we drove right It gave some of us a fright! Thankfully we had buckled our belts quick and tight And looked out the window to see the great sight We went to a very fun place, Quinola Lakes Where Bunny & Lyndal baked We had lots of fun But some of us got hit by the sun But it was all better when we had hamburger buns We washed and cleaned ourselves, ready to go to sleep We saw the boys trembling because something gave them the creeps Once we all went to sleep all the teachers felt relief But anyways, that was their belief We woke up in the morning Everyone was yawning Our hungry stomachs drove us insane Then our hunger was cured with coco pops and nutrigrain We did fun activities, but best was the slide Later on we had to go inside We loaded our gear into the bus Hoping that there was room for us Departing away with a slow sad sigh As our journey had ended we said goodbye